Archived decisions

Hampshire County Council

Executive Member - Education

21 July 2004

Education capital programme issues

Report of the County Education Officer

and County Treasurer

Item 8

Contact: Contact: Bob Eardley, Strategic Planning Manager, 01962 846275. Email: [email protected]

1. Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

    1. That, subject to the approval of the Executive Member, Policy and Resources, the following variations to the 2004/05 Education capital programme be approved:

      (a) the addition of resources totalling £14.479m:

      £1.788m from capital receipts;

      £11.069m carry over schemes;

      £1.622m unallocated in 2003/04.

      (b) that projects listed in Appendix 1 be carried forward from 2003/04 to 2004/05;

      (c ) that allocations for major projects in the 2004/05 capital programme be varied as follows:

      School

      Current allocation

      £'m

      Revised allocation

      £'m

      Brune Park Community, Gosport

      1.184

      1.255

      Eggar's Secondary, Alton

      0.862

      0.914

      Frogmore Community

      0.752

      0.797

      Grateley Primary

      0.434

      0.460

      Hamble Community

      0.256

      0.264

      Hiltingbury Infant

      0.378

      0.401

      Long Sutton Primary

      0.397

      0.421

      Priestlands Community, Lymington

      0.877

      0.930

      Wherwell Primary

      0.520

      0.551

      (d) that the allocation for minor works in the 2004/05 capital programme carried over from 2003/04 be increased by £0.039m;

      (e) that provision for the major project at Lakeside School, Chandler's Ford be increased by £0.300m to £2.100m from unallocated capital receipts;

      (f) that provision for the major project at Hamble Community Sports College be increased by £0.050m to £0.557m through DfES grant and from the capital programme contingency;

      (g) that resources of £0.330m be added to the provision for early years developments in the 2004/05 capital programme from the contingency to fund development of a Children's Centre at Sharps Copse Early Years Centre, Havant;

      (h) that a major project to refurbish the community wing at Sharps Copse Early Years Centre, Havant be added to the 2004/05 capital programme, at an estimated cost of £0.330m;

      (i) that a project at Beech Down Primary School, Basingstoke to upgrade facilities for use by a pre-school at a cost of £0.017m be added to the provision for minor works;

      (j) that provision for a minor works scheme to upgrade facilities at the Oak Meadow Early Years Centre, Fareham be increased from £0.066m to £0.147m from the provision in the capital programme from the William Price Trust;

      (k) that an allocation of £0.015m from the provision for secondary school science improvements be made towards the cost of work at Brune Park Community School, Gosport;

      (l) that an allocation of £0.030m from the provision for workforce accommodation improvements be made towards the cost of work at The Connaught Secondary School, Aldershot;

      (m) that the allocation for school security measures be increased by £0.006m from the capital programme contingency to £0.356m;

      (n) that a contribution of £0.050m from the capital programme contingency be made available to support a project at The Butts Primary School, Alton, pending receipt of a developer's contribution;

      (o) that resources of £0.848m be added to the provision for minor works in the 2004/05 capital programme in respect of specialist school allocations at the following schools:

      School

      Amount of allocation

      £'m

      Bay House Secondary, Gosport

      0.100

      Brune Park, Gosport

      0.100

      Cranbourne Secondary, Basingstoke

      0.100

      Crestwood Community, Eastleigh

      0.122

      Eggar's Community, Alton

      0.100

      Kings' Secondary, Winchester

      0.100

      Robert Mays Secondary, Odiham

      0.100

      The Crookhorn Community, Purbrook

      0.126

    2. That approval be given for the application for planning permission until 31 August 2006 for a double temporary classroom to be located at The Vyne School, Basingstoke and for a further double temporary classroom to be located at Nightingale Primary School Eastleigh.

    3. That it be a RECOMMENDATION to the Executive Member, Policy and Resources, that the application for temporary classroom accommodation listed in Recommendation 2 is approved until 31 August 2006.

2. Reason

2.1 To approve variations to the Education capital programme.

2.2 The proposals in this report support Aim 1 of the Corporate Strategy (Maximising life opportunities) by proposing allocations of funding to improve the learning environments of Hampshire schools.

3. Other options considered and rejected - none.

4. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision maker or a member or officer consulted - none

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - not applicable.

6. Reasons for the matter being dealt with if urgent - not applicable.

Approved by Date of decision

Councillor D Allen